The Red River campaign, also known as the Red River expedition, [1] was a major Union offensive campaign in the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War, the campaign taking place from March 10 to May 22, 1864.

Aug 11, 2023 · Holtz drew it to show post offices, military roads, stage coach roads, a few ferries, settlements, and more (Library of Congress). This 1865 map by Helmuth Holtz depicts the Great Bend Region of the Red River.

Oct 2, 2023 · In this map drawn prior to 1864, he noted the elevation changes and depths at the natural barriers that made up the "Alexandria rapids" in the Red River at Alexandria, Rapides Parish. These waterfalls made traversing the Red River at low water dangerous.

Feb 4, 2009 · The Red River Campaign, which included the largest combined army-navy operation of the war, was the last decisive Confederate victory of the war. The target of the campaign was Shreveport, the capital of Confederate Louisiana and the headquarters for the Army of the Trans-Mississippi.

Jan 4, 2024 · After two unsuccessful attempts to capture eastern Texas, Major-General Nathaniel P. Banks, commanding the Federal Department of the Gulf, complied with the Lincoln administration plan to invade the region via the Red River in northwestern Louisiana.

Map of the Red River Campaign during the Civil War, lasting from March to May 1864. The map shows locations of battle sites between Union and Confederate soldiers, including the Battle of Mansfield and the Battle of Pleasant Hill; the approximate date and/or time of battles; and routes traveled by soldiers.

Mar 29, 2018 · The Red River campaign of March to May 1864 occurred during the Civil War after the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson. At that time President Abraham Lincoln authorized a campaign against Shreveport, Louisiana, then the temporary capital of Confederate Louisiana.

Mar 11, 2024 · Banks would now finally do what the administration had urged all along: advance toward Texas via the Red River. The Federal high command wanted Banks to work in conjunction with both Rear-Admiral David D. Porter’s Mississippi River Squadron and Major-General Frederick Steele’s Army of Arkansas.

SKETCHES OF THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION. WE give on this page three sketches illustrative of the Red River Expedition, which has so far been attended with such marked success. FORT DE Russy, which is here accurately presented, was captured by …

Mar 24, 2024 · By March 17, three Federal divisions led by Brigadier-General Andrew J. Smith were at Alexandria, a key town in Louisiana, as part of the Red River campaign. Smith was joined by the massive Federal gunboat squadron under Rear-Admiral David D. Porter.